tanner
tanner Lexical Profile
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• noun
A craftsperson or worker whose occupation is curing and treating animal hides to convert them into leather.
"The local tanner soaked the raw cattle hides in oak-bark liquor for several months to produce durable leather."
British A former British pre-decimal silver or cupronickel coin worth sixpence, equivalent to half a shilling.
"My grandfather recalled buying a comic book and a bag of sweets with a single shiny tanner in the 1950s."
• adjective
Comparative form of tan: more browned by exposure to the sun, or having a deeper yellowish-brown color.
"After spending two weeks working outdoors at the coastal research station, her arms looked noticeably tanner than usual."
• Rhymes for tanner
Word Origin & Etymology
Recorded in Old English as tannere, derived from Medieval Latin tannator ('one who tans hides'), from tannare ('to tan leather'), likely of Celtic origin referring to oak bark used in the tanning process.